Displaying clinical data relationships using scaled rectangle diagrams

Authors
Marshall, RJ
Citation
Rj. Marshall, Displaying clinical data relationships using scaled rectangle diagrams, STAT MED, 20(7), 2001, pp. 1077-1088
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
STATISTICS IN MEDICINE
ISSN journal
02776715 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1077 - 1088
Database
ISI
SICI code
0277-6715(20010415)20:7<1077:DCDRUS>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A method is presented to draw rectangles to represent categorical data rela tionships. The idea is an adaptation of a scaled Venn diagram. Rectangles a re drawn with area proportional to the frequency of categories and the rect angles are positioned to overlap each other so that the areas of overlap ar e in proportion to the joint frequencies of the characteristics. The diagra ms are especially useful to illustrate symptom co-occurrence. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.